“You have great birthing hips!” “Excuse me? What am I, a cow? Nevermind. What would you like to order?” No, this was not an exchange of words between my doctor and I, but between me, as a 17-year-old waitress, and one of my male customers. I took it as a weirdo come on and decided […]

I always knew I wanted to be a mother. When I was little, I told my mom that I wanted to have enough children to fill up a school bus. And with a three, two and 9 month old, we are well on our way to fulfilling that dream…only kidding, you might find my husband […]

The Bradley Method is a natural childbirth option that educates both the mother and the father over a twelve week time frame. So for one day each week, my husband and I attended classes at our instructor‘s home and prepared ourselves physically, mentally, and emotionally for childbirth. It prepared both my husband and myself to […]

No, I have never written down Noah’s birth story until now. Yes, I do replay it over and over again in my head. My husband and I were married young – how young you wonder? Like 17 & 18 years old young. We were high school (church youth group) sweet hearts. He joined the military […]

When I was about thirteen years old, I pretty much threw out the idea of wanting children of my own. I was never one to volunteer to babysit and I basically didn’t even know what to do with kids. They freaked me out, with all their blunt questions and staring eyes. How do you even […]

This is my husband Steven. We met in college a long long time ago. We always ran around in similar groups but had very little interaction with each other. In fact, we both have pictures of each other in college but neither of us are the main subject of the photos. Fast forward seven years […]

My husband, Matt, and I got married in the summer of 2006 while we were still in college. In fact, I had only been 20 for a few weeks before we tied the knot. Looking back, we were so young! As my college education was nearing an end, my parents told us that to celebrate, they’d […]

When my husband and I found out we were pregnant, we were excited; we were happy. When we found out it was a girl, things started feeling a little more real and exciting. We could finally stop saying “it” and start saying “she.” We decided to name her Olivia. I bought some girly clothes and […]

**This week in April is National Infertility Awareness Week. We are mindful of those women who are struggling to get pregnant. Read one local mom’s story who is brave enough to share the major ups and downs of her pregnancy journey.** My husband and I were married in May of 2011. While I suppose that’s irrelevant […]

**April is Multiple Birth Awareness Month. Multiples of America is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting families of multiple birth children through education, research, and networking. In partnering with local support groups, health care providers, researchers, and educators, and with the highest standards of integrity, respect and professionalism, we endeavor to aid parents of multiples and to […]

Like most other women out there, I LOVE a good sale, so when I heard about Just Between Friends Sale(JBF)-Norman I knew I had to go! It was held the 16th through 22nd at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds and because that Saturday was such a beautiful day, we made it a family outing. I strapped […]

I’ve always loved organization. Although, I don’t always have the cleanest house, my heart skips a beat when I get the chance to reorganize my pantry or when my medicine cabinet gets an overhaul. When I was growing up, I would frequently rearrange and reorganize my room just for my own satisfaction. And when I’d […]